Richfield is a small town located in North Carolina with a population of approximately 1,500 people. The politics in Richfield are largely focused on the local level and are managed by a board of commissioners. The current commissioners are Mayor Kenneth Robinson, Commissioners Mark Smith and Alonzo Rush, and Commissioner-elect Kevin Jones. These officials pursue policies that focus on the betterment of the local community, such as improving infrastructure, developing economic opportunities, increasing public safety, and preserving the area's natural resources. As a part of their responsibilities, they also host public meetings to discuss local issues and take input from residents. Additionally, they work closely with local organizations to address common concerns and strive to ensure that all voices are heard in the decision-making process.
The political climate in Richfield, NC is strongly conservative.
Stanly County, NC is very conservative. In Stanly County, NC 24.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Stanly county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.0% to 24.0%.
Stanly county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Richfield, NC is strongly conservative.
Stanly County, North Carolina is very conservative.
Albemarle Metro Area is very conservative.
North Carolina is leaning conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Richfield, North Carolina: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Richfield, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 177 contributions totaling $36,160 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $204 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 78 contributions totaling $22,891 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $293 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)